How much for a pietta?

well Traditions is out....shipping both ways and $65 an hour plus parts:eek: I've got a guy at a local gun shop I buy a lot of 45 colt supply's from that untill yesterday didn't know did quite a bit of smithing; with apparently a passionate focus on single action guns:D

He's going to go over the whole pistol with me since it will be my fist time doing more than taking one all apart for cleaning or spring replacement. Hopefully I'll have it out at the range the following week end. :cool:
 
I might be wrong but I learned some things from this thread's experts. If you cock a colt the slot on cylinder shoud be dead even w/ the slot on you recoil. Not loaded, cock the gun and drop the loading lever. It should fall right into the underneath chamber at 6 o'clock. Cock it again and see if it falls right. Actually it should go into 4 cocks before firing if you have it in perfect operating condition.

Is that right? Also, if cylinder is not rotating into position it could be a poor fitting of the hammer hand or wearing of its spring. Is that right?. Taylors and co has a good gunsmith if you don't know one.
WBH
 
Hardy, if you're saying a Colt C&B should have four hammer clicks that's not right. It should actually have three but the last two will be so close together they sound like one.
 
purchased 2 used 36 cal pietta navy revolvers from an individual, identical down to everything except the serial numbers and the wood grain of the grips. got both of them for $200 bucks. i know it looks like they are over $200 each on cabelas as some have mentioned. also bought 2 NIB made in italy brass 36 cal molds for $30 bucks. havent shot them yet, but not far off.
 

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It is the last pull of three cocks to the final. I have one honed to do that.(1861 36 navy w/ amco nipples) I also have a case hardened Uberti rem 58 that will do that if you take your time.:)
 
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